Skeletal Comparison: Part 2
Liz2013
Week3_Skeletal_Comparisons_Part_2_-1.docx
Week Three Worksheet: Evolution of Genus Homo
Name: ___________________________________
Exercise One:
Homo erectus Australopithecine Neanderthalensis Homo sapiens
1. Describe two main differences between the skull features of Homo erectus and the earlier Australopithecine species in the space below.
2. Describe the geographical distribution of Homo erectus, a human species that emerged before Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis.
3. Describe two main differences between the skull features of Homo neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens in the space below.
Exercise Two:
Homo erectus Neanderthalensis Homo sapiens
1. Describe two main differences between the skull features of Homo sapiens and Homo erectus in the space below.
2. In a brief paragraph (about five sentences), explain the Out-of-Africa theory of human evolution and migration in the space below. Include approximate dates for reaching Europe, Australia, and the Americas.
3. Explain the evolutionary relationship between Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis in the space below.
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